Sailing Today

Sailing Today is the magazine for hands on cruising sailors, offering a wealth of practical advice and a dynamic mix of in-depth boat, gear and equipment reviews.

It is written cover to cover by sailors for sailors. Since its launch in 1997, Sailing Today has sealed its reputation as the magazine for essential sailing information and advice.

Thanks to our superb team of experts, Sailing Today is packed with news and advice for the hands-on cruising sailor. Specialising in yachts between 25ft and 60ft, with fantastic market leading boat and gear tests, and regular advice about seamanship and navigation, Sailing Today delivers the practical back up needed for those who enjoy using their boats, be it cruising around the coast, across the channel or in blue waters.

Sailing Today

Skipper’s View • THE PRICE OF MOORING IS A CONSTANT BUGBEAR TO SAILORS BUT IN THE GREEK ISLANDS, THINGS ARE OFTEN DONE A LITTLE DIFFERENTLY

Tasmanian devilry • The Sydney Hobart Yacht Race has developed a reputation for exhilarating racing and sometimes wild conditions. Arriving off the striking coastline of Tasman Island means you are entering the finishing strait and this spectacular backdrop is the signpost that the finish line is within reach

Ebb and flow • EVENTS | NEWS | TALES FROM THE SAILING COMMUNITY

BEST NEW CRUISER RACERS

Paul Heiney • The perils Paul encountered with his somewhat dodgy hob set-up was far from the stress-free situation he envisaged in his early days of cruising!

Andy Rice • Andy reflects on an action packed start to 2025 before heading down under to look at the dinghy scene where sailors are basking in the Antipodean summer

SOMETHING OLD SOMETHING NEW • Nic Compton takes a journey into the past as he sails through the Saronic Gulf where he had spent much of his youth

Tom Cunliffe • Freezing conditions can be a real hazard for yachts on moorings and, as Tom recalls, the ice can be particularly challenging for those who work at sea

IN A CLASS OF THEIR OWN • Sailing Today with Yachts & Yachting selected the Scaramouche Sailing Trust to be our charity of the year for 2025. Milly Karsten discovers what they are all about

Dinghy & Watersports Show 2025 • The RYA Dinghy & Watersports Show runs over the weekend of 22-23 February. We take a look who’s exhibiting, and what’s on this year

UPRIGHT, OUT OF SIGHT? • Jon Emmett looks at boat trim and asks, is flat always fast?

RIDERS ON THE STORM • In last month's edition, Meg Niblett talked through her preparations for the Sydney-Hobart race as the youngest ever female skipper. Now she narrates how her race unfolded and ultimately ended in dramatic style

BENTE IN SHAPE? • Bente Yachts promised to offer something different when it came onto the scene. Has it succeeded with the Bente 28? Sam Jefferson finds out

MAIDEN VOYAGE • In an excerpt from his latest book, Under Wide and Starry Skies, adventurer Nick Coghlan narrates his first long offshore passage

FORECAST OF THE GODS • Tom Fletcher – charter skipper in Greece – provides tips on how to read the Ionian weather

LAUNCHED • New kit for you and your boat

A CORINTHIAN CHALLENGE • Janet McMeekin embraces a charter holiday in Greece’s Gulf of Corinth

CHICHESTER MARINA • Just four miles from Chichester city centre and with good travel connections, Premier’s recently upgraded Chichester Marina is well worth considering for a south coast base for berthing writes Sue Pelling

TIME OUT • SAM JEFFERSON AND STEFFAN MEYRIC HUGHES REVIEW THE LATEST BUNKSIDE READS, CLASSIC BOOKS AND MORE

COVER STORY • Sam Fortescue looks at the best options to ensure you are well insured in 2025

GREECE AND SUN OIL • Greece remains one of the most popular...